James Vernon Becraft

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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          Birth: 5 May 1876
    Christening: 
          Death: 4 Jun 1903 - MD 1
         Burial: in Mt. Airy Prospect Cemetery, Mt. Airy, Frederick Co, MD
 Cause of Death: 
           AFN : 
                 

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Events

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• Census, 1880 Census, 1880 in Frederick Co, MD

John L Becraft, age 40, 1840, MD; wife Elizabeth age 34, 1846, MD; son Charles H age 16, 1864, MD; son George E, age 13, 1867, MD; daughter Attie G, age 11, 1869, MD; daughter Fannie age 6, 1874, MD; son John E, age 9, 1871, MD; son Vernon, age 4, 1876, MD; and son Spencer J age 1 1879, MD.

• Census, 1900 Census, 1900 in Damascus, Montgomery Co, MD

Election District 12
John D Wright, head, b June 1847, age 52, married 28 years, farmer; wife Joanna E Wright, b Feb 1851, age 49y, (5 children, 5 living), born MD; son David C Wright, b Nov 1883, age 16, single, born MD, in school; son-in-law, Vernon Becraft, b May 1876, age 24, married 0 years, born md, farm laborer; dau Cecilia Becraft, b May 1879, age 21, (1 child, 1 living), born MD; g-son, Mearl Becraft, b Apr 1899, age 1y, born MD.

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Parents

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         Father: John Louis Becraft
         Mother: Francis Elizabeth Herrington

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Helen Cecelia Wright
       Marriage: 26 Mar 1900 - Montgomery Co, MD
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Merle E. Becraft

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Notes

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Death Notes:

age 26, 27 days

Burial Notes:

age 26 yrs, 27 days. "Sleep husband dear and take your rest god called you home he loved you best"

Marriage Notes (Helen Cecelia Wright)

Parsonage, Rev Cm Cullum, Kemptown Cir

Sources

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1. Holdcraft, Names in Stone 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions.

1 Holdcraft, Names in Stone 75,000 Cemetery Inscriptions.